Ramada By Wyndham Tukwila Southcenter

Breakfast is better than at other area Ramadas, and the water pressure has been excellent in every room I've tried. It's consistently clean, quiet, and pleasant. The building is older and stretches lengthwise, so a room in the back can mean a long walk. They don't accept cash at all. Your deposit may take a day or possibly a few to come back, so those funds won't be available until your institution clears them.

The service was excellent, and the hot breakfast was great. Our room was spacious and clean, with very comfortable beds. The property is old and some furnishings are dated, but it's well maintained and elegant. Parking was plentiful, and the quiet surroundings are lush and green. The facilities looked great, though we didn't use the pool or other amenities. Fantastic value for money.

This is a good choice for the night before a flight, but I wouldn't stay here to visit Seattle. Getting downtown is difficult without a nearby bus or light rail station. It's about 35 minutes out of town, and an Uber cost us around $60 each way. We instead took a roughly $13 Uber to the nearest light rail station and rode into town. I'd stay again before flying home, but not for a city visit. The airport shuttle was useful, though the instructions were hard to get. The website had almost no details, and I called three times before I got the full explanation. It runs every 15 minutes, but only after you call to say you're waiting. You collect your luggage, go to the bus pickup area, call, and they'll tell you where to wait and which bus to look for. Inside, the lobby was nice, with a cute courtyard just off it, and free coffee and water available all the time. Breakfast was pretty good, and they kept refilling things until the last minute. The front desk guy who checked me in was really nice. The rooms were fine, nothing fancy, and had an extra sink above the mini fridge outside the bathroom. They were remodeling, so the rooms may be nicer soon. Ours seemed clean, but when we looked behind the bed as we were leaving, we found all kinds of nasty stuff. They clearly don't clean back there.

The location felt peaceful and was convenient for Amtrak and Sounder, and the internet was fast enough for me to work from my room for hours without any problems. Staff were wonderful, the room looked and smelled fine, and breakfast was very good. They even had gluten-free options, which was great since my husband has a gluten intolerance.